[Artemisia] OOH, NEW TOPIC! MEDIEVAL EVEN!

[machay at xmission.com]

Quoting morgan wolf <morganblaidddu at yahoo.com>:

> Wendy and I were discussing ideas for a short story last night,   
> centered around the "butterfly effect" idea, and came up with this   
> one- We all know that William the Bastard was able to conquer   
> England in large part becuase Harold Godwinson's army was exhausted   
> when they met, having just forced-marched to York to stop an   
> invasion by Harald Hadratta, and forced-marched back south to meet   
> William's invasion force.  So, here's the "butterfly effect"- what   
> would have happened if one of the ubiquitous Channel Storms had   
> severely damaged, even decimated, Hadratta's fleet, and at the same   
> time delayed William from launching from Normandy for 2 days.  Or,   
> even if Hadratta's fleet had survived intact, a storm delayed   
> William's landing by 2 days, giving Harold's army time to mosey back  
>  to the south and be fully-rested.  Thoughts?
>
> Morgan
>
> If the above events had happened as described then would the archer  
> have been in the right spot at the right time to make the fatal  
> shot? Might he not have been placed in a different spot in the army  
> which wouldn't have given him the position by which to kill Harold?  
> I think it's reasonable to surmise, given the "butterfly effect"  
> that the Normans would not have won and that Harold would have  
> survived, thus continuing the line of Anglo-Saxon kings, for a time  
> longer at least. 'Twould make a very interesting alternative history  
> tale.

Lady Luveday de Saleford
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